since the hbo documentary, more people are condemning mj.
will these child abuse allegations affect you if you ever liked his music?.
Frank Sinatra was a morally corrupt person yet you cannot deny nor ignore his gift as a singer.
I can separate the man or woman from their art.
If I decided to judge a person’s morals in order to enjoy music, arts or entertainment, I wouldn’t be enjoying too much of anything.
I think these quotes sum up my thinking very well
hi everyone, i got the news that the lawsuit against the watchtower for the child abuse issue has been accepted in quebec(canada).
that means it can proceed further.
it is a first victory.
I do believe that the religion ( JW`s) is the correct one according to the Bible.
Thank you Rattigan350 for clearing that up ,it explains a lot.
Regarding your past posts .
today while i was having my groceries checked out, a lovely woman came up next to me in the line.. i glanced over at her... her face screamed "i'm a pain in the ass!
" she was obese and frumpy, and (i know maybe i'm projecting a little too much here...) she seemed to exude a sense of superiority, like, "i'm too good to be around these losers.".
i paid for my food and made a point of being especially nice to the checker because i figured her next person was going to be unpleasant.. as i was gathering my things, the checker asked this lovely woman, "is plastic ok?
Good point my friend ,if they want to advertise like this then they must be on their good behaviour 24/7 and not put a step wrong in there dealings or attitudes to others.
Otherwise it will have a negative adverse reaction to the religion.
Whoopie doo.
what exjw sites could i refer a seeker of true to look at besides this one?.
since this is the only exjw web site that i'm a member of, i would like to make mention of other web sites for people to look at in my book.
i only know of two others.. jw facts and jw survey.
my first experience was Shauns research on Jehovah`s Witnesses and Free Minds about 15 years ago.
That led me here.
i believe that before an active jw will care about all of the incorrect claims and prophecies made by the organization, they first must be shown how the society claims to be speaking directly for god, and revealing truth from god.
once this can be established, showing them all of the incorrect predictions and changes of doctrine can have an effect (does jehovah make mistakes?
how can they be speaking for jehovah if they were wrong?
Welcome to the forum Deut18: 20-22
,You only have to look at the "Aid" book where they acknowledge that the name Jehovah is not the correct pronunciation of his name and that Yahweh may be closer to what the Tetragrammaton represents .
However because the name "Jehovah" is/was the most popular name used in Christendom they chose to be identified by that name .?
Haven`t they always said that Christendom tried to hide the name of GOD from there members ?
And not to be overlooked is the origin of the name Jehovah ,a Spanish Catholic Monk of the 13th century named Raymundus Martinus or the like.
Thank you for your research , much appreciated .
is your bible free of bias?william d. barrick, professor of old testament wrote in 2001: “biblically based theology has no choice but to be wedded to bible translation.
one’s theology is heavily dependent upon one’s understanding of scripture in translation, whether it is one’s own or that of a published version.
on the other side of the coin, bible translation is inextricably linked with theology.
Many, many men have much to say about this, but GOD has nothing to say...... it is mute.
I wonder why ?
https://probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2019/02/government-names-shames-organisations-yet-join-redress-scheme/ .
“Organisations should have their tax [benefits] and charity status removed if they don’t sign up,” Sheedy said.
I second that proposal smiddy3
Care Leavers Australasia Network CEO Leonie Sheedy, a longtime advocate for survivors, told Pro Bono News that organisations failing to join the scheme should be penalised.
And so they should, we do not want this Australian Royal Commission into Institutionalised Child Sexual Abuse to be a paper tiger .
australian cardinal george pell, the vatican's third-highest ranking official, was convicted of sexual assault by a victoria court on december 11, 2018.. but australian media aren't reporting on the trial or its outcome.
despite pell's mammoth status in the catholic church and as a public figure, his trial has been held in secret, following a victorian county court suppression order that applies australia-wide.
it was imposed after the court accepted that knowledge of the accused's identity in the first trial might prejudice a further trial being held in march.. i believe this suppression order only applies to australia whereas this case may have been reported upon overseas ?
And now, according to the Herald Sun newspaper George Pell is to be sued by another person who claims he was sexually abused by the priest ,but lawyers dropped the charges because they didn`t think there was enough evidence to convict him .
I wonder how many more of these complaints and accusations will emerge with little co-oberative evidence to support such claims for a conviction that lawyers need.
Where there is smoke there is fire.
i`m sure you have all noticed the ever increasing number of newbies and lurkers who have visited this site over the past months and i am sure we could all collectively welcome them to this site and support them on learning the ttatt .
and helping them to navigate how they can look up older publications and quotes of the wtb&ts that they would rather remain hidden.. we all know jehovah`s witnesses /governing body never apologizes for mistakes they make they just don`t mention them anymore and explain it away as new light from god.. actually a big cop out.. welcome to all you who are new to this site .. every day their seems to be someone new posting which is great .. and if this is any indication of what is happening in all other ex jw sites the wtb&ts are in deep trouble .
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Bump because there are so many more newbies now.
just recently i was looking at a topic on jwfacts entitled 'paradise on earth forever.
' from the research paul did on this topic he mentioned that there is no biblical evidence of an earthly resurrection.
i haven't heard this before but wanted to get some thoughts on this topic.
The funny thing about ancient religious scriptures of whatever persuasion is that its always humans who speak up for GOD .
No GOD ever backs up his supposed written word with any concrete evidence or even flimsy evidence for that matter.
GOD always remains silent ,never defends itself ,never explains itself ,.
Maybe the simple answer is GOD doesn`t exist except in the minds of those who want to believe such a thing.
